Town of Croghan 2024 Organizational Meeting 01-17-2024

The Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Croghan, County of Lewis and the State of New York was held at the Town Municipal Building, 9882 State Route 126 Beaver Falls, on the 17th day of January, 2024.

Town Officers Present:         Larry F. Boliver, Supervisor

Yvonne Hamlin-Boliver, Councilmember

Richard Meyer, Councilmember

Alex Virkler, Councilmember

Kevin Zehr, Highway Superintendent

Megan E. Simpson, Clerk

Attended by: 14 Individuals

Supervisor Boliver called the meeting to order at 6:00pm with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Town Board designates Community Bank, N.A. as the official depository of all monies and authorizes Supervisor to place money in the Checking/Savings accounts at the Lowville or West Carthage branches.

The following bills are paid Prior to Audit and approved at the next Board meeting:

– National Grid

– Spectrum

– Frontier

– Verizon Wireless

– Liberty Utilities

-Doyle Security (STAT)

-Advanced Business Systems

-M&T Bank (sewer loan)

-Wix.com (website)

The Town Board designates the Journal and Republican as the official newspaper for all Town notices.  linkinglewiscounty.com will also be used if necessary.

Appointment of Deputy Supervisor Yvonne Hamlin-Boliver for the term 1/1/24 – 12/31/24.

Appointment of Historian Laurie Halladay for the term 1/1/24 – 12/31/24.

Appointment of Justice Clerk Aimee Murphy for the term 1/1/24 – 12/31/24.

Appointment of Council Member Alex Virkler to Beaver Falls Sewer District Committee.

Town Board authorizes Supervisor to pay, prior to audit, the amount

stipulated in the 2024 budget for the following:

Fire Protection:

(Raised by taxes)

Beaver Falls Fire District

$83,584.57

Croghan Vol. Fire Department Inc.

$72,765.00

Castorland Fire Co. Inc.

$53,000.00

Natural Bridge Fire District

$28,500.00

Beaver Falls Fire Department Inc.

$1,000.00

                Ambulance Service:

Lewis County Search & Rescue

$7,013.67

Beaver Falls

$10,000.00

Natural Bridge

$14,000.00

Playground & Recreation:

Croghan

$2,000.00

Beaver Falls

$9,500.00

Adult Recreation:

$250.00

Railroad Historical Society of Northern NY:

(RHSNNY)

$500.00

International Maple Museum:

$500.00

Volunteer Transport:

$2,500.00

The Town Board fixes the following salaries of all elected and appointed   officials and payment schedule as follows:

POSITION                                       NAME                            ANNUAL AMOUNT             PAY FREQUENCY

Supervisor                                 Larry F. Boliver                             $15,000.00                   Monthly

Budget Officer                           Larry F. Boliver                              $500.00                       Annually

Town Clerk                               Megan E. Simpson                         $25,750.00                   Weekly

Justice                                      Carol K. Monnat                             $9,300.00                     Monthly

Justice                                      Donald F. Neddo                            $9,300.00                     Monthly

Highway Supt.                           Kevin Zehr                                    $56,000.00                   Weekly

Deputy Hwy. Supt.                        TBD                                           $2,000.00                    Quarterly

Council                                          TBD                                           $3,400.00                    Quarterly

Council                                     Yvonne Hamlin-Boliver                   $3,400.00                    Quarterly

Council                                     Richard Meyer                                $3,400.00                    Quarterly

Council                                     Alex Virkler                                     $3,400.00                    Quarterly

Assessor                                   Paul Smith                                     $37,900.00                   Monthly

Tax Collector                            Megan E. Simpson                        $5,712.00                     Bi-Weekly

Health Officer                           Dyana Manning                              $423.00                       Quarterly

Registrar                                  Megan E. Simpson                         $1,030.00                    Semi-Annually

Dog Control Officer                        TBD                                          $5,500.00                    Monthly

Court Clerk                              Aimee Murphy                                 $18.00/hr.                   Monthly

Deputy Town Clerk                 Barbara J. Kalamas                         $18.00/hr.                   As Needed

Historian                                  Laurie Halladay                               $1,600.00                   Quarterly

Deputy Historian                     Nick Montalbano                              $1,200.00                   Quarterly

Office Cleaner                         Sheryl Virkler                                  $18.00/hr.                    Vouchered

Beaver Falls Sewer            Joe Kalamas & Rick Dicob                  $2,880.00                    Monthly

$18.50/hr.                  Extra Hours

BF Sewer Clerk                     Megan E. Simpson                         $1,030.00                   Quarterly

Contract with Teamsters and Town of Croghan is in effect from January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2026

Town Officials and Employees shall be reimbursed $ .60/mile for use of personal vehicles while performing Town duties. All reimbursement must be an accurate account of mileage, places visited and submitted by voucher for Board approval.

Regular Board Meetings will be held on the 3rd Monday of each month @ 6pm.

*Meetings falling on a legal holiday will be scheduled accordingly.

RESOLUTION NO. 01 OF 2024

ACCEPT ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES FOR THE YEAR 2024

On a motion by Councilmember Hamlin-Boliver, seconded by Councilmember Meyer the following resolution was

ADOPTED       Ayes (4) Boliver, Hamlin-Boliver, Meyer, Virkler        Nays (0)

RESOLVED, the Town Board accepts all changes for the year 2024.

With no further business, on a motion by Councilmember Hamlin-Boliver, seconded by Councilmember Meyer, the meeting adjourned at 6:07pm.  Carried unanimously.

Megan E. Simpson, Town Clerk